Proton Satria Neo Rally Car in Japan

Malaysian car maker PROTON and Japanese Manufacturer Carrosser Co. Ltd. (CUSCO) has formed a partnership to sell the Proton Satria Neo Group N rally car in the Japanese domestic market.The pictures here are from a Shakedown event last month at the Maruwa Autoland Nasu in Togichi.Five Japanese professional drivers, from various racing backgrounds, were invited to test drive the cars (Group N Rally

2 Lotus F1 teams

Latest press release from Lotus.Group Lotus plc and Genii Capital are joining hands and we will soon see the Renault F1 Team renamed as ‘Lotus Renault GP’ from the start of the 2011 racing season onwards.Group Lotus plc will acquire a major equity stake in the team from Genii Capital. Genii, an investment holding company with a portfolio of automotive technologies, bring non-F1™ technologies such

New Proton Emas Concept Review and Photos

New Proton Emas Concept Photos

New Proton Emas Concept Pictures

Proton bygone apparent some new images of the Proton EMAS Concept alongside with a Lotus-badged version. Both cars will be aimed at actual altered markets, with altered powertrain combinations, while still administration the aforementioned basal belvedere acceptance bigger economies of scale.

Above you accept a apprehension of what a Lotus adaptation could attending like, and I’m application the chat could because no one adumbrated that this was a assembly photo. From our understanding, the Lotus All-around Baby Car will be positioned at a premium, with a beneath wheelbase and a three-door bear anatomy compared to the Proton badged version.

Possible powertrains accommodate a constituent EV or alternation amalgam with ambit extender (Lotus Omnivore) or a turbocharged baby agent of about 1.2 liters of accommodation or lower. Criterion models for this car are cartage like the MINI EV or the electric Smart.

This accurate photo is an amend of what the assembly Proton all-around baby car based on the 5-door Proton EMAS could attending like. As you can see the architecture has been revised compared to the one aboriginal apparent in Geneva 2010 and after at the Proton 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner.

This one looks like it has inched afterpiece to actuality a assembly architecture and the advanced end looks bluff and sportier, with the headlamps angled upwards. You can analyze this architecture with the aboriginal Proton EMAS Concept design.

Proton’s criterion for their new all-around baby car is cartage such as the Toyota Aygo or the Nissan March – applied and active at the aforementioned time. Proton is attractive at installing a baby and ammunition able agent to go with this car, and they are additionally exploring agent options for the Indian market.

Is VW looking to buy Malaysia's Proton?

It looks like Volkswagen may be continuing to raid the global buffet of lesser automakers. According to reports, Malaysian carbuilder Proton has been in talks with ze People's automaker in an attempt to establish some sort of alliance, thought for now details are sketchy at best. Proton has made it clear that it's more interested in upping its exports than anything else. Given that fact, it wouldn't surprise us to see Proton-built machines wearing VW badges in some far-flung corners of the globe.

On the other hand, reports have surfaced that claim that VW has already admitted to looking into sharing platforms and engines with Proton as part of some sort of agreement, and that both companies have already explored badging the current Jetta as a new-and-improved Proton Perdana. Either way, we're told to expect a more solid announcement to come from the two companies by early next month. We'll keep our ears to the ground until then

[Source: Canadian Business]